News archive from 13 November 2014

Italy defender defender Giorgio Chiellini insists there are no lingering resentments between Mario Balotelli and the rest of the Italy squad following their first-round exit at the World Cup.
The Liverpool striker has been recalled by Italy for the...

Serco's Chief Executive Officer Rupert Soames has selected bankers to oversee the sale of a trio of non-core businesses as it prepares to launch a 550 million pounds rights issue, Sky reported.
Citigroup Inc (C.N) will handle the auction of Intelenet,...

Oil firm Royal Dutch Shell was told a pipeline had reached the end of its life years before it spilled up to 500,000 barrels of oil, according to court documents seen by the BBC. Two spills in 2008 affected about 35 sq miles (90 sq km) in southern...

A dip in activity in the UK housing market and slowing property prices will only be "temporary", surveyors say. Demand from new buyers slowed for the fourth consecutive month in October, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics)...

With little return on any savings, many thousands of pounds needed for a mortgage deposit, and rental costs taking a big chunk of money every month, financial life is tough for first-time buyers. Activity in the housing market may not be at frenzied...

David Cameron flew into Sydney on Wednesday for a three-day visit including a G20 summit that is likely to see him clash with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over Ukraine and demand more international action to combat the Ebola epidemic in...

The drop was driven by a fall in the London index to -35 from -9 in September, representing the most widespread price falls in the capital in four years.
RICS said prices in parts of London were still firm, and that some of the fall was due to worries...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew gave an unusually blunt assessment of what he thinks Europe needs to do, arguing that France and Italy should rein in budget deficits more slowly and that it was "critical" Germany and Netherlands open their...

The worst outbreak of the virus on record has ravaged the impoverished West African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea and led to a global watch for cases outside the region.
Mali must now trace other people who had contact with the...

But Israel's government has already dismissed the investigation as "kangaroo court", accusing its chairman, Canadian academic William Schabas, of anti-Israeli bias.
"In view of the fact that the Schabas committee is not a fact-finding...

Skim through the technology news feeds, and it is likely that two names will dominate: Apple and Google. Granted, both companies have new products, but the endless media attention and praise they attract is a reminder of how much has changed.
Twenty...

A secretly negotiated agreement between the US and China to lower greenhouse-gas output faced a wall of opposition on Wednesday from Republicans in Washington, who threatened to use their control of both houses of Congress to thwart the plan.
Under...

BERNIE SLAVEN reckons Aiden McGeady and James McCarthy should be praised rather than criticised for being headstrong and declaring allegiance to Ireland.
Slaven found himself in the same position 24 years ago and the Paisley-born Middlesbrough legend...

LORRAINE Kelly, Alex Graham and Tommy Gormley are to be given Outstanding Contribution awards at this year’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Scotland ceremony.
Having recently celebrated 30 years on breakfast television UK screens,...

US rockers Foo Fighters are heading to Edinburgh’s Murrayfield stadium.
The band announced the date as part of 2015 tour of the UK.
The band, fronted by Dave Grohl, will kick off their dates at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on May 25, then head to...